This is a list of my somewhat ambitious summer reading list which are all under or close to $10.
1. Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps by Kelly Williams Brown
This book gives advice on how to make the indistinct transition from adolescent to official, bona-fide adult.
(Available on Amazon for $9.19)
2. How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
This book, in more of an essay format than Brown's step-by-step guide, tells you how to be a female in a world with a predominantly male mentality.
(Available on Amazon for $9.52)
3. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
This fantasy thriller adventure is as effortlessly world building as J.K. Rowling's masterpiece: "Harry Potter."
(Available on Amazon for $9.65)
4. A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
This is the sequel to Schwab's A Darker Shade of Magic, class="redactor-invisible-space">which definitely deserves one.
(Available on Amazon for $9.03)
5. S. by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst
This book is an immersive experience that includes the actual story, the story of the couple writing in the margins, plus handouts and letters stuck between the pages that tell the story of the author.
(Available on Amazon for $12.00 plus shipping, used, very good)
6. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
This book attempts to answer the question of whether self-fulfillment is a selfish pursuit and, along the way, make you happier.
(Available on Amazon for $13.16)
7. Hogwarts Library by J.K. Rowling
This book set contains The Tales of Beadle the Bard, which is crucial to the plot of The Deathly Hallows, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which is the premise for the new film starring Eddie Redmayne, as well as Quidditch Through the Ages.
(Available on Amazon for $29.98 - $9.99 each)
8. Lorien Legacies: The Fate of Ten by Pittacus Lore
This book is the sixth in the I Am Number Four Series, which is surprisingly fast-paced, quirky, and thrilling.
(Available on Amazon for $8.49)
9. Lorien Legacies: United as One by Pittacus Lore
This book is coming out June 28 of this year and is the final installment of Lore's series.
(Available to pre-order on Amazon for $13.40)
10. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Soon to be a major motion picture, this book tells the story of a young girl who becomes caretaker to rich, paralyzed young man and how the relationship effects them both.
(Available on Amazon for $9.60)
11. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
The first in a new series, Riordan takes on another mythology, no doubt spurred by Thor and Loki in the string of Marvel movies, and the main character is cousins with Percy Jackson's Annabeth Chase. The second in the series, The Hammer of Thor, will be released in October of this year.
(Available on Amazon for $8.78)
12. The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
Also the first in a new series, this book takes demigod to a whole new level by demoting Apollo, ancient god of music and the sun.
(Available on Amazon for $11.99)
13. Demigods & Magicians by Rick Riordan
This is a compilation of short stories, The Son of Sobek, The Staff of Serapis, The Crown of Ptolemy, where characters from Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Kane Chronicles interact.
(Available on Amazon for $10.91)
14. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
This book is an expansion on the fan fiction written by the main character of Rowell's Fangirl based on a school of magic.
(Available on Amazon for $5.47)
15. Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
This book is a collection of beautiful and poignant essays written by advice columnist Cheryl Strayed from when she posed on The Rumpus as "Sugar."
(Available on Amazon for $8.67)
16. The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
This book is about someone who finds a mysterious book on their doorstep and what's better than a book about a book, right?
(Available on Amazon for $14.10)
17. Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
This book is a collection of short fiction pieces by established author of New York Bestsellers: Neverwhere, American Gods, Good Omens, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Stardust, Coraline, and more.
(Available on Amazon for $7.99)
18. The Opposite of Loneliness by Marianna Keegan
This book is a creative nonfiction collection of essays written by college graduate, Marianna Keegan, who passed away in a tragic accident shortly after graduating.
(Available on Amazon for 11.07)
19. I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
This book is also a collection of creative nonfiction essays which tell stories of the mundane in a hilarious fashion, as exhibited by the title.
(Available on Amazon for $10.81)
20. All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
This book is for anyone who enjoyed Markus Zusak's "The Book Thief," because it focuses on World War ll from the perspective of native Germans.
(Available on Amazon for $6.62)
